Stillwater Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Taking off from Iquitos I learned why this is called "rainforest"... ... but after flying some 100 km westwards (towards the Andes) the cloud layer got thinner. Closing in to our destination, the valley of Quito. We all learned (at latest from the FSX mission) that Quito has one of the most difficult approaches; besides the fact that the Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Mariscal_Sucre_International_Airport is surrounded by mountains, it is also located at 9228 ft altitude. Well, officially it was, since the airport was relocated in 2013 by about 10 miles towards a lower location at "only" 7874 ft altitude https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariscal_Sucre_International_Airport . This could be confusing, since both airports have the same name... The navigation system of the Q400 has current NAVDATA, so it guides us directly towards the location of the new airport. Our ATC also knows the current situation and gives permission to land. The only problem is: The scenery still is in 2006 state, so this is how the location of the new airport looks like in P3D...: Not the best place to land, so I try to circle back to downwind. As you see the "pull up" lights, you can imagine the sound in front of my computer. Wifey was getting nervous as well... Bingo. Found the old runway. Not much fuel left, btw, by far not "bingo" level... The PFD shows perfect vertical and horizontal guidance by the FMS / ILS. At least the visibility was good... Not the best landing, but smooth, and with some drops of fuel left. Sometimes these new airports present unexpected challenges to us simmers - imagine what will happen when OLC Asia comes up, with only few airports still being in the 2006 state... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Wonderful flight and narration Gerold. Please be careful how you land the plane with its glass undercarriage. Indeed one of the problems of new airports like the one at Badgery's Creek in Sydney. It was big news when I came to Oz in '81 but I have still been unable to find it. OLC Asia will be interesting in that respect especially in China! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 3 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: Wonderful flight and narration Gerold. Please be careful how you land the plane with its glass undercarriage. Thank you Martyn! I am usually waiting to let the steel undercarriage down until I see the runway. Today this was wise, as the glass version did not have too much aerodynamical effect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 4 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: Indeed one of the problems of new airports like the one at Badgery's Creek in Sydney. It was big news when I came to Oz in '81 but I have still been unable to find it. OLC Asia will be interesting in that respect especially in China! Plus one. I fear most of the locations I will be flying could be incorrectly placed. That would not be funny... ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 That was great Gerold, that old FSX mission was one of my favorites, I used to do it all the time. Nice flying the Q400 too, I miss this bird since I uninstalled it in frustration with the flight control config program hassles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 What an exciting flight Gerold! I was on the edge of my virtual seat! This could be an episode on "Gerold's Dangerous Flight" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Fine set these Gerold. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean marc Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 8 hours ago, Stillwater said: Closing in to our destination, the valley of Quito. We all learned (at latest from the FSX mission) that Quito has one of the most difficult approaches Nice flight Gerold ! Did you notice in the sim the beautiful volcano close to the city ? (Impossible to miss there in real world) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 6, 2018 Author Share Posted May 6, 2018 9 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: That was great Gerold, that old FSX mission was one of my favorites, I used to do it all the time. Nice flying the Q400 too, I miss this bird since I uninstalled it in frustration with the flight control config program hassles. I liked some of these missions as well, I wonder if we can port them to p3d...? I remember you had trouble with the controls of the Majestic, very sorry to hear that - and it worked smoothly on my side ... 5 hours ago, Sniper31 said: What an exciting flight Gerold! I was on the edge of my virtual seat! This could be an episode on "Gerold's Dangerous Flight" Thank you for understanding, Landon. And you didn´t even hear the repeated "Terrain, terrain. Pull up, pull up!"... 400 lbs (10 mins) of fuel left after the sucessful discovery of the old Mariscal Sucre airport... ! 5 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Fine set these Gerold. cheers Iain Thanks, Iain! 2 hours ago, jean marc said: Nice flight Gerold ! Did you notice in the sim the beautiful volcano close to the city ? (Impossible to miss there in real world) Sorry Jean marc, I did not. Maybe the clouds, maybe the little stressful approach ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Splendid flight and shots Gerold, with a little suspense thrown in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Nice Shots Gerold , i like the plane a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 A difficult and interesting flight Gerold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
European Mountain Man Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Super set of shots Gerold regards EMM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 3 hours ago, European Mountain Man said: Super set of shots Gerold regards EMM Thank you Stewart. At least there were some mountains for your plesure in this post! 10 hours ago, mikee said: Nice Shots Gerold , i like the plane a lot Thanks, Mikee. The Q400 is both trusty and challenging, well suited for these short-distance flights! 12 hours ago, adambar said: Splendid flight and shots Gerold, with a little suspense thrown in! Thank you Adam. The suspense came just from nature and the sim discrepancies, not intended by me or Mr. Alfred H. ... 9 hours ago, paulb said: A difficult and interesting flight Gerold! Thnak you Paul. I did expect a difficult landing, but not THAT difficult...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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